Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL,
The Senate increases the Postoffice
Appropriations and is Willing to
be Called Extrayagant.
yarlike Revolutions Offered in the House
by Lawler of Illinois Grains Bill
TO amend tbs Constitution.
XIX CONGRESS.

taIiation tn the extent Of DENYING to Cana
dian vaeears :, American morris the ripb+
-; -, -
" pui0nase supp'i1 "n" '4' ven ia, CA
CIuslon OF I'll Caus'laH plouuc's ny Iauu
or sea until the offensive legislation and
the action Of the Canadian authorities are
discontinued. RfeTTed.
Senator Berry presented q memorial of
the Arkansas Legislature in favor of re-
turning to the cotton states SCI, $50 900
of cotton tax collected
a bill was reported and placed on the
calendar for the construction Of build
ing for the use Of the Uiiicers Of the House
of Representatives
Senator Van Wyck offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for q report as to whether aHy National
banks are l0aning mouey or discouutiOg
notes requiring payment in GOLD coin
only. Adopted.
The Senate proceeded to the COnsidera-
zion the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Senator Allison, who has raarge OF the
bill, stated thu committee on approprla-
tions had not added q single Item for
public buildings not already authorized by
law, but the bill had been reported
in the House even before the estimates
had been rriuted, and the Senate commit
tee had felt its duty to be to supply the
omissions. The total amount for public
buildings was about So, 100000.
Senator Beck, member OF the COM
mittee on appropriations, thought the
House had made g mistake in many ap-
preparations in this bill, The committee
had agreed that the Senate had better
disregarding political questions alto
gethtr-attend to what was best for
the good of the service, and if in the
conference the House thought fit to
insist it might take the resp visibility.
He knew that the Senate had been
charged with extravaganza and that the
House lauded itself for economy. lie
was one of the d mocrstic Senators who
was perfectly willing to take the respOn-
sibility. He did not think those gen
tlemen who objected to dc what the
public service required would make any
reputation before the country, or that any
party capital was 20 be made out of that
economy which Impaired the public ser
vice.
At ? O'Clock the railroad attorneys bill
was laid before the Senate as unfinished
business. but it was Informally laid aside
and the surdry civil bill! proceeded with
a good deal Of discussion followed, aud
after disposing of flfiy-six pages of the
bill out Of l04, the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3I.-Mr. LaWler of
Illinois offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, the belligerent tone of the
C.r-adian press and the announcement
tnat Great Britain will shortly dispatch
Acct of war ships to cruise IN the
vicinity of our northeastern line, indicate
hostility towards the United States, grow
ing out of our position on the fisheries
question; and
Whereas, Admiral Porter has directed
attention TO the fact that twenty-seven
OF our Atlantic, gulf aud Pacific harbors
are absolutely defenseless, eleven of
them, to-wit: New York, San Francisco,
Boston, Lake Port Hampton Roads, New
Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington, Bal
timOre, Portland, Me, and Rhode Is
land ports of Narrsgansett bay, are in
urgent need Of immediate defrnses, snd
Whereas, it is alleged t1at Great
Britain and Canada are IN possession of
charts and exempt tications of our harbors
and coast def-nses; therefore,
Resolved, that the President be re-
quested, as commander in chief of the
army and navy, to inform the House of
representatives. at an early day what
steps, if any, are necessary, in his judg-
ment, to provide for this emergency.
The resolution was referred.
BY Mr.. Boutelle of Name, a resolution
directing the committee on foreign af-
fairs to report back forth with the Senate
retaliation bill.
By Mr.. Lowering of massachusetts,, res
olutions of the Massachusetts legislature
in favor of the retaliati N bill.
By Mr.. Grain Of Texas, resolution
proposing q constitutional amendment
changing inauguration daY to the
last Tuesday in April, and provid-
ing that The Flftieth Congress
shall terminate on Dec mber 81, 1888,
and the Flity-frSt Congress s1sll then be-
gin, and providing that Senators whose
term of Office would not expire until
March I, 1889, snail continue in office
until their successors are appointed or
elected.
By Mr.. McR4e of Arkansas, prohib-
ting the members OF Congress from
acting as attorneys or employees for rail-
road companies holding charters, or
having grants of land, or pecuniary aid
from the United States.